Eastwest Loco
30th Aug 2013, 15:39
Hi sportsfans.
Announced late last week, Qantas is from 1 November making any tickets sold by Australian Agents for travel origination outside Australia non commissionable. That will also no doubt mean zero flown revenue overrides as well.
On paper that sounds like a way to save money, albeit a paltry 5% but methinks they discount the ability of a professional leach on their backside's ability to get around that. Quite simple - sell another carrier.
Funnily enough EK moved to that policy a month or so ago. Could the eagle be tightening its grip on the roos genitals and forcing their policy? Kinda smells like that doesn't it.
This stands to do QF a good deal of damage, as it already has to EK. There are alternatives at equivalent or better prices that are more than acceptable.
United tried this years ago ex Australia and were ignored to a degree that they had to reneg and reinstate commissions. We aren't that thick, apart from the plastic crew operating with the plastic Captain outside.
Cases in point in the last week. Twin sisters, one from Oporto and one from Sao Paulo into Padang Indonesia. EK to Jakarta and GA to Padang worked just fine. Nil commission. The same was available on another quality carrier with near identical times and near identical price. Guess who got the guernsey? Not hard is it?
We do a good deal of traffic ex other countries and need to make a living so QF is going to be either ignored or surcharged with explanation to the client.
The rat network has been compromised by the restructure that takes the 1stop UK via Asia option away which does not please a lot of people. They don't want their break in the Middle East - period. Now they throw out another negative to their largest Australian selling group.
It is interesting to see the rat following the lead of the eagle, but I think we all knew who would be in the drivers seat from the start.
It will also be interesting to see what happens with what are known as SOTO (sold outside, ticketed outside) transactions on both carriers over the next 6 months or so.
I feel any Agent with a brain will be telling both EK and QF to go pound wet sand up their jacksies and default to the carriers that return for the loyalty and for doing their jobs for them.
For you QF guys and girls, this is what Fawlty Towers is doing. Losing you SLF.
Baaad rat - naughty rat:= - silly rat.:(
Best all
EWL
Announced late last week, Qantas is from 1 November making any tickets sold by Australian Agents for travel origination outside Australia non commissionable. That will also no doubt mean zero flown revenue overrides as well.
On paper that sounds like a way to save money, albeit a paltry 5% but methinks they discount the ability of a professional leach on their backside's ability to get around that. Quite simple - sell another carrier.
Funnily enough EK moved to that policy a month or so ago. Could the eagle be tightening its grip on the roos genitals and forcing their policy? Kinda smells like that doesn't it.
This stands to do QF a good deal of damage, as it already has to EK. There are alternatives at equivalent or better prices that are more than acceptable.
United tried this years ago ex Australia and were ignored to a degree that they had to reneg and reinstate commissions. We aren't that thick, apart from the plastic crew operating with the plastic Captain outside.
Cases in point in the last week. Twin sisters, one from Oporto and one from Sao Paulo into Padang Indonesia. EK to Jakarta and GA to Padang worked just fine. Nil commission. The same was available on another quality carrier with near identical times and near identical price. Guess who got the guernsey? Not hard is it?
We do a good deal of traffic ex other countries and need to make a living so QF is going to be either ignored or surcharged with explanation to the client.
The rat network has been compromised by the restructure that takes the 1stop UK via Asia option away which does not please a lot of people. They don't want their break in the Middle East - period. Now they throw out another negative to their largest Australian selling group.
It is interesting to see the rat following the lead of the eagle, but I think we all knew who would be in the drivers seat from the start.
It will also be interesting to see what happens with what are known as SOTO (sold outside, ticketed outside) transactions on both carriers over the next 6 months or so.
I feel any Agent with a brain will be telling both EK and QF to go pound wet sand up their jacksies and default to the carriers that return for the loyalty and for doing their jobs for them.
For you QF guys and girls, this is what Fawlty Towers is doing. Losing you SLF.
Baaad rat - naughty rat:= - silly rat.:(
Best all
EWL